This Week and This Month's Event Calendars: February 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 1st March Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our deepest appreciation to all of our uncrowned heroes and heroines*,
who deliver courage and hope to our doorsteps.
Act with caution, don't act hastily or take any unreasonable risks
as you traverse the snowy and icy roads.
I am always praying for your absolute safety!

* Deliverers of the Seikyo Newspaper and other SGI publications.

** Certain areas in Japan have been badly hit by snow and Tokyo, in the last day or so, has been hit with an unusually large amount of snow.

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Next, the four debts of gratitude of buddhism are (1) the debt of gratitude to be paid to one's father and mother; (2) the debt of gratitude to be paid to the ruler of the nation; (3) the debt of gratitude to be paid to all living beings; and (4) the debt of gratitude to be paid to the three treasures [The Buddha, the Law and the Order]."

The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude, Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 2, Page 636
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Feb 29th, 2012

Thursday, March 1st, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'All the other sutras [expounded before the Lotus Sutra] are examples of preaching in accordance with the minds of others, because, when expounding them, the Buddha adjusted himself to the minds of all other living beings. But the Lotus Sutra is an example of preaching in accordance with the Buddha's own mind, because in it the Buddha had all living beings comply with his own mind.

"'The various other sutras represent the teachings of the Buddha, but if one puts faith in them, then one is simply following the minds of ordinary people and will never be able to attain Buddhahood. The Lotus Sutra is both the teaching of the Buddha and the embodiment of the Buddha wisdom. If one puts sincere faith in each character and brushstroke in it, then one will become a Buddha in one's present form.'
- From "The Teaching That Accords with the Buddha's Mind" (WND-1, 969).

"The Lotus Sutra is expounded in accordance with the Buddha's own enlightenment, teaching us to believe in and bring forth the limitless potential inherent within our own lives and those of all human beings. The Lotus Sutra expresses the boundless joy of recognising that we are Buddhas just as we are, and that all people possess the potential for Buddhahood.

"Let's confidently share the correct teaching of Buddhism with others. All of our great efforts to reach out to others in dialogue for the sake of kosen-rufu, based on the Buddha's true spirit, are sure to be praised by all Buddhas and supported by the protective forces of the universe."

SGI Newsletter No. 8460, Living the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda, (68) Courageously Sharing Buddhism with Others,from the Feb. 15th, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Feb. 28th, 2012

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
YUKI TO KIBO O TODOKERU
[MUKAN NO TOMO] NI KANSHA!
YUKIMICHI, TOKETSURO O
ASERAZU MURI SEZU ANZEN NI.
ZETTAI MUJIKO O INORU!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"BUKKYO NO SHION TO WA ICHI NIWA FUBO NO ON O HO SEYO, NI NI WA KOKUSHU NO ON O HO SEYO, SAN NI WA ISSAI SHUJO NO ON O HO SEYO, YON NI WA SANPO NO ON O HO SEYO."
(Zenshu page 1527)

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 29th Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Capable people are nurtured by praising and showing our appreciation for them.
At the same time it is important to do activities with them, too.
"If we try, we can do it!"
It is this enthusiasm and conviction that
is the driving force for our growth and development!

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Because I view things this way, I feel immeasurable delight even though I am now an exile."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 386)
Selection source: Editorial, Feb 15th, 2012

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
""The Teacher of the Law" (10th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra clearly states: "If one of these good men or good women in the time after I have passed into extinction is able to secretly expound the Lotus Sutra to one person, even one phrase of it, then you should know that he or she is the envoy of the Thus Come One. He has been dispatched by the Thus Come One and carries out the Thus Come One's work" (LSOC10, 200). When we reach out to talk to others about the Daishonin's Buddhism—whether or not our efforts lead to the other person taking faith—we are carrying out "the Thus Come One's work," namely, the work of the Buddha, and accumulating vast and immeasurable benefit.

"My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, put it very simply: "No one in the suffering-filled saha world is free of problems or worries. That is why the Buddha is compelled to encourage others and lead them to enlightenment. This is the spirit of propagation of the Lotus Sutra." Buddhahood pulses spontaneously in our care and concern for others and in our efforts to speak to them about Buddhism out of a sincere wish for their happiness."

SGI Newsletter No. 8459, Our Brilliant Path to Victory, The February Campaign[1] of the New Age—Part 2 [of 2], from the Feb. 8th, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Feb. 27th, 2012

[1] February Campaign: In February 1952, President Ikeda, then an adviser to Tokyo's Kamata Chapter, initiated a dynamic propagation campaign. Together with the Kamata members, he broke through the previous monthly record of some 100 new member households by introducing the Daishonin's Buddhism to 201 new member households.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
JINZAI WA HOMETE NOBASE.
ISSHO NI UGOITE SODATEYO.
[YAREBA DEKIRU !]
KONO KANKI TO JISHIN KOSO
OOI NARU SEICHO NO CHIKARA DA!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAKUNO GOTOKU OMOI TSUZUKETE SORAEBA RUNIN NAREDOMO KIETSU HAKARI NASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1360)

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Monday, February 27, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 27th Feb. - 4th March Words of the Week

Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Monday, February 27th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
A person who always makes an effort to have a clear idea
of what they want to achieve, never reaches an impasse.
Never succumb to any hardship.
Let's live out our lives by working hard towards fulfilling our missions.
Hope always exists within our own hearts.

Monday, February 27th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I entrust you with the propagation of Buddhism in your province."

(The Properties of Rice - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 1117) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, Feb. 27th, 2012

February 27th-March 4th, 2012
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
March is especially the month when we try to encourage and develop
hope in our Future Division members
(primary and secondary school students).
Let's help imbue the hearts of our young people
with all the warm encouragement we can give them.
Let's create waves of golden successors for kosen-rufu, one after another.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
GENTEN O MOTSU JINSEI NI
IKIZUMARI WA NAI.
KUNAN NI MAKERUNA!
SHIMEI NI IKINUKE!
KIBO WA WAGA KOKORO NI ARU.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
SONO KUNI NO BUPPO WA KIHEN NI MAKASE TATEMATSURI SOROZO
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1467)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
MIRAIBU NO KIBO GEKKAN DA.
WAKAKI TAKARA NO SEIMEI NI
MINA DE HAGEMASHI O OKURO!
"NIJIN SANJIN" TO
KOKEI NO JINZAI NO KIMPA O!

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 27th Feb. Daily Enc.

* Hope there is a chance to share this with someone today! Remember we can add one or any number of people to the mailing list if you just drop us their E-mail address(es) after checking with them that it is OK to do so! Hope you have a great week!...

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Sunday, February 26th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The role or mission of youth
is to create a new history,
(to achieve things that have never been done before.)
It is up to you, our youth, to initiate action.
Today, too, let's cheerfully and vibrantly,
challenge ourselves to reach out to others
and progressively converse with more and more people.

Sunday, February 26th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Winter always turns to spring."

(Winter Always Turns to Spring - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 536) Selection source: Myoji no Gen, Seikyo Shimbun, Feb. 26th, 2012

Monday, February 27th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The "Bodhisattva Never Disparaging" (20th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra teaches that in the distant past after the death of Buddha Awesome Sound King, in the Middle Day of the Law, a bodhisattva named Never Disparaging appeared. Whenever he encountered someone, Bodhisattva Never Disparaging preached the "24-character Lotus Sutra," bowing respectfully and praising them: "I have profound reverence for you, I would never dare treat you with disparagement or arrogance. Why? Because you will all practise the bodhisattva way and will then be able to attain Buddhahood." (LSOC20, 308)

"Bodhisattva Never Disparaging believed that all living beings possess the Buddha nature, and so saying, he knelt placing his hands together in a gesture of reverence.

"But people reacted to his words with anger and hatred. Disbelieving what Bodhisattva Never Disparaging said, they defamed and cursed him, set upon him with sticks and staves, and threw roof tiles and stones at him.

"Still, Bodhisattva Never Disparaging said, "I have profound reverence for you," and continued to show respect for his attackers. He never stopped bowing to them.

"The sutra teaches that those who disrespected and attacked Bodhisattva Never Disparaging at that time spent a thousand kalpas in the hell of incessant suffering, but in the end, because of the connection that they had made from hearing the True Law from Bodhisattva Never Disparaging, they were able to attain Buddhahood."

SGI Newsletter No. 8458, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 2, Shared Struggle 16, translated Feb. 23rd, 2012.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SEINEN NO SHIMEI TOWA
REKISHI O TSUKURU KOTO DA.
KODO O OKOSU KOTO DA.
SA KYO MO IKIIKITO
TAIWA NO MICHI O SUSUMO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1253)

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Saturday, February 25, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 26th Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Saturday, February 25th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"A coward cannot have any of his prayers answered."*
So let's live out our lives bravely!
Boldly deciding "Bring on whatever,"
let's determine to courageously chant daimoku
and dauntlessly take action!

*"Have profound faith. A coward cannot have any of his prayers answered." - "The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra", WND-I, page 1001

Saturday, February 25th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There should be no discrimination among those who propagate the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo in the Latter Day of the Law, be they men or women. Were they not Bodhisattvas of the Earth, they could not chant the daimoku."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 385) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, February 25th, 2012

Sunday, February 26th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There is a tendency to feel disappointed and dispirited if, in spite of how earnestly we try to share Buddhism with someone, they don't take faith. But the benefits obtained through letting people hear the teaching and leading people to arouse faith in the teaching are the same. The important thing is to speak out and share the correct teachings of Buddhism."

SGI Newsletter No. 8458, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 2, Shared Struggle 16, translated Feb. 23rd, 2012.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"OKUBYO NITEWA
KANAU BEKARAZU"
JINSEI WA TSUYOKI DE IKE!
"SA KOI!" TO KIMETE
YUKAN NI INORI UGOKE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
MAPPO NI SHITE MYOHORENGEKYO NO GOJI O HIROMEN MONO WA NANNYO WA KIRAU BEKARAZU MINA JIYU NO BOSATSU NO SHUTSUGEN NI ARAZUNBA TONAE GATAKI DAIMOKU NARI(Gosho Zenshu, page 1360)

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Friday, February 24, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24th Feb. To my Friends and Daily Gosho + 25th Daily Enc.

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Friday, February 24th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The brilliance of this faith manifests itself in our behaviour as human beings.
By greeting others with a refreshing voice and friendly smile,
let's make friends with as many people as we can
and do our best to gain their trust.

Friday, February 24th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 386) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, February 24th, 2012

Saturday, February 25th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There are two kinds of propagation, that is, to sow the seed of Buddhahood: letting people hear the teaching and leading people to arouse faith in the teaching. The former is clear—letting people hear the teaching; the latter is leading people to arouse faith in the teaching and accept the Gohonzon.

"Even if the person you speak to doesn't start practising immediately, you have planted the seeds of Buddhahood in their heart, so they will eventually accept this faith. Enabling people to hear about Buddhism is the basis of propagation."

SGI Newsletter No. 8458, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 2, Shared Struggle 15, translated Feb. 23rd, 2012.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHINKO NO KAGAYAKI WA
"HITO NO FURUMAI" NI ARAWARERU.
SAWAYAKANA EGAO
SUGASUGASHII AISATSU DE
SHINRAI TO YUJO O MUSUBE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
CHIKARA ARABA ICHIMON IKKU NARITOMO KATARASE TAMAU BESHI
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1361)

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 23rd Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 24th Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's be very careful about imbalances in our eating habits and lack of sleep.
By following a good heathy rhythm and lifestyle
let's find creative ways to prevent fatigue from accumulating.
Let's endeavour to live every day of our lives healthily
and subsequently victoriously!

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be false in any way."

(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 217)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Feb 23rd, 2012

Friday, February 24th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Surmounting every challenge with confidence and dignity, no matter how difficult the way forward, imparting courage to all, and forging onward together to savour the joy of victory—that is the way of true champions of kosen-rufu.

"In a letter to the Ikegami brothers who were battling obstacles that had arisen on the path of faith, Nichiren Daishonin writes: "Put into flames, a rock simply turns to ashes, but gold becomes pure gold" (WND-1, 497). Overcoming hardships that test both body and spirit is what forges genuine character. Enduring arduous trials in life, including crises at work and serious illness, enables one to become a golden pillar of strength."

SGI Newsletter No. 8456, Men's Division, Safeguard the Citadel of Soka!, from the March 2012 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated Feb. 22nd, 2012.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHOKUSEIKATSU NO MIDARE YA
SUIMIN BUZOKU NI CHUI!
SEIKATSU NO "RHYTHM" TADASHIKU
TSUKARE O TAMENAI KUFU O.
HIBI KENKO O KACHITORE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMAUKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME "ZAIZAI SHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHIGUSHO" YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1338)

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 23rd Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To our dearest friends of the Young Mrs. division
who hold the key to everything in the future.
It is thanks to your daily strenuous efforts
that we are able to secure a solid foundation for our eternal victory.
Hurrah for the suns of happiness!

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(Be diligent in developing your faith until the last moment of your life. Otherwise you will have regrets.) For example, the journey from Kamakura to Kyoto takes twelve days. If you travel for eleven but stop with only one day remaining, how can you admire the moon over the capital?"
(Letter to Niike - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1027)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Feb 22nd, 2012

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The true essence of the humanistic teachings of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism is to be found in empathy and action, the struggle to 'relieve suffering and impart joy.' This struggle pulses with the spirit of Buddhist compassion, which powers our efforts for kosen-rufu, our great movement for the happiness of ourselves and others."

SGI Newsletter No. 8448, Our Brilliant Path to Victory, The Ever-victorious Kansai Spirit of Mentor and Disciple, from the Jan. 16th, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Feb. 9th, 2012

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
MIRAI NO ISSAI O HIRAKU
YOUNG MRS. NO TOMO YO!
MINASAMA NO HIBI NO FUNTO KOSO
EIEN NO SHORI NO DODAI DA.
KOFUKU NO TAIYO, BANZAI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"(HAJIME YORI OWARI MADE IYOIYO SHINJIN O ITASU BESHI SANAKUSHITE KOKAI YA ARAN ZURAN) TATOEBA KAMAKURA YORI KYO EWA JUNINICHI NO MICHI NARI SORE O JUICHINICHI AMARI AYUMI O HAKOBITE IMA ICHINICHI NI NARITE AYUMI O SASHIOKITEWA NANTO SHITE MIYAKO NO TSUKI OBA NAGAME SORO BEKI"
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 21st Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 22nd Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Let's never forget to encourage those members
who could not make it to the meeting!
Each and every member is a precious individual
who must always be taken good care of.
Through sincere and honest conversation,
let's widely expand the solidarity of our movement for kosen-rufu.

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Therefore a person who upholds the Lotus Sutra is repaying the debt of gratitude owed to father and mother. Even if one does not feel in one's own heart that one can do so, one can repay it through the power of this sutra."

(The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 638)
Selection source: New Human Revolution, Balmy Breeze - 15, Feb 15, 2012

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin writes that if we light a lantern for another, it will brighten our own way (cf. WND-2, 1060).

"According to the latest findings of brain science, we human beings possess so-called mirror neurons, which enable us to feel empathy when we observe emotion in others. In a disaster, inner strength is awakened and hope is ignited in the hearts of both the victims and the volunteers; the former because they feel that there is someone who cares about them, and the latter because they feel that they are able to make a difference in another's life. Volunteering is a noble action that raises the spirits of both the volunteer and those receiving support—a form of proof that doing good for others also does good for ourselves."

SGI Newsletter No. 8448, Our Brilliant Path to Victory, The Ever-victorious Kansai Spirit of Mentor and Disciple, from the Jan. 16th, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Feb. 9th, 2012

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KAIGO NI DERARENAI
HITO NI KOSO HAGEMASHI O!
MINA GA TAKARA NO JINZAI DA.
MAGOKORO TO SEIJITSU NO TAIWA DE
KOFUKU NO GUNRETSU O HIROGEYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO O TAMOTSU HITO WA CHICHI TO HAHA TONO ON O HOZURU NARI WAGA KOKORO NIWA HOZURU TO OMOWANEDOMO KONO KYO NO CHIKARA NITE HOZURU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1528)

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Monday, February 20, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 20th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 21st Feb. Daily Enc.

Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Monday, February 20th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's start every meeting punctually and use the time we have effectively.
By seriously chanting about a meeting beforehand and preparing carefully,
a good momentum is created and everyone is naturally inspired to say:
"OK, let's go for it!"

Monday, February 20th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Though a person may have been fortunate enough to be born as a human being and may have even entered the priesthood, if he fails to study the Buddha's teaching and to refute its slanderers but simply spends his time in idleness and chatter, then he is no better than an animal dressed in priestly robes."

(The Fourteen Slanders - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 760)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, February 20th, 2012

February 20th-26th, 2012
---- Words of the Week ----
"Winter always turns to spring."*
Let's share this great hope-filled philosophy
with as many people as we possibly can, confidently and enthusiastically!
Our own personal experience is what inspires others.
And its the conviction that we have for this practice which moves people's hearts.

*"Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn. Nor have we ever heard of a believer in the Lotus Sutra who turned into an ordinary person. The sutra reads, 'If there are those who hear the Law, then not a one will fail to attain Buddhahood.'" - "Winter Always Turns to Spring", WND-I, page 536

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
IKKAI IKKAI NO KAIGO O
JIKAN GENSHU DE KACHITEKI NI!
JIZEN NO INORI TO JUMBI KARA
"SA YARO!" TONO
IKIOI GA UMARERU.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"UKEGATAKI JINSHIN O ETE TAMATAMA SHUKKE SERU MONO MO BUPPO O GAKUSHI HOBO NO MONO O SEMEZU SHITE ITAZURANI YUGE ZODAN NOMI SHITE AKASHI KURASAN MONO WA HOSSHI NO KAWA O KITARU CHIKUSHO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1386)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
"FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU"
KIBO NO DAI-TETSUGAKU O
IKIIKI TO KATARE!
"TAIKEN" GA KOKORO NI HIBIKU.
"KAKUSHIN" GA KOKORO O UGOKASU.　

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 19th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 20th Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Sunday, February 19th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's share the joy of our practice just as honestly and frankly as we feel!
It is the courageous action of sharing this Buddhism with others
that enables us to gain immeasurable good fortune and benefit.

Sunday, February 19th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"'Joy' means that oneself and others together experience joy. ... When that is done, then both oneself and others together will take joy in their possession of wisdom and compassion."

(Ongi kudesn - Gosho Zenshu, page 761, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 146) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, Feb 19th, 2012

Monday, February 20th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"You need to be determined to bring forth a hundred times the power and strength you have up to now! No matter how tough the challenge, fight against wrongdoing and champion what is good and right.

"Irrespective of how talented you are, if you lack the passionate fighting spirit to strive for kosen-rufu, for the Soka Gakkai, and for your mentor, you won't be able to open the way to victory in the truest sense.

"Everything hinges on whether you have the mentor-disciple spirit. If you live with this spirit in your heart, you'll never look down on people or grow arrogant."
SGI Newsletter No. 8446, (20) Build the Foundation for Victory Based on the Mentor-Disciple Spirit, from the Jan. 31st, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Feb. 7th, 2012

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHINJIN NO KANKI O
ARI NO MAMA NI TSUTAEYO!
YUKI O WAKI IDASHITE
BUPPO O KATARU NAKANI
MURYO NO KUDOKU WA KAGAYAKU!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KI TOWA JITA TOMONI YOROKOBU KOTO NARI ... JITA TOMONI CHIE TO JIHI TO ARU O KI TOWA IU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 761)

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 18th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 19th Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Saturday, February 18th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
In Buddhism, the "time" is important.*
Now is that time to share this Buddhism with others!
Let's muster up our courage.
And brimming with life force,
let's be victorious in this time-honoured month of February.

*"When it comes to studying the teachings of Buddhism, one must first learn to understand the time." - "The Selection of the Time", WND-I, page 538

Saturday, February 18th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When water is clear, the moon is reflected. When the wind blows, the trees shake. Our minds are like the water. Faith that is weak is like muddy water, while faith that is brave is like clear water."

(Reply to the Lay Nun Nichigon - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 1079) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, Feb 18th, 2012

Sunday, February 19th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Of course it's better not to whine and complain, but when you need to get something off your chest, you should take your problems to a senior leader in faith and get guidance. Complaining about others behind their backs or fretting quietly on your own is worse.... transform your complaining into a seeking spirit."

SGI Newsletter No. 8452, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 2, Shared Struggle 10, translated Feb. 14th, 2012

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
BUPPO WA "TOKI" GA DAIJI DA.
IMA KOSO KATARI NUKE!
YUKI O FURUI OKOSE!
MANMANTARU SEIMEIRYOKU DE
DENTO NO NIGATSU O KATO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"MIZU SUMEBA TSUKI UTSURU KAZE FUKEBA KI YURUGU GOTOKU MINA NO OKOKORO WA MIZU NO GOTOSHI SHIN NO YOWAKI WA NIGORU GA GOTOSHI SHINJIN NO ISAGI YOKI WA SUMERU GA GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1262)

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Friday, February 17, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 17th Feb. To My friends and Daily Gosho + 18th Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Friday, February 17th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's be very careful about fire risks especially at this time of the year!
Let's take care not to place anything that can catch fire around space heaters,
and be careful about the accumulation of dust around electrical outlets, too.
Let's use our wisdom and take every precaution we can!

Friday, February 17th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Myo means to revive, that is, to return to life."

(The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 149) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, Feb 17th, 2012

Saturday, February 18th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Beginnings are critical. If you do things correctly from the start, you'll be able to go on doing so."

SGI Newsletter No. 8452, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 2, Shared Struggle 9, translated Feb. 14th, 2012

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KASAI GA TAHATSU SURU JIKI!
DANBO KIGU NO MAWARI NI
KANENBUTSU WA OKANAI.
KONSENTO NO HOKORI MO CHUI.
KENMEINA "SAKIZAKI NO YOJIN" O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"MYO TOWA SOSEI NO GI NARI SOSEI TO MOSU WA YOMIGAERU GI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 947)

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 16th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 17th Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Thursday, February 16th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Where there are lively conversations in full swing
and where people are radiating with hope,
that is where you'll find a discussion meeting of Soka!
Towards a spring of victory
let's help expand the connections people have with Buddhism.

Thursday, February 16th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."

(On Prayer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 345) Selection
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Feb 16th, 2012

Friday, February 16th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'I entreat the people of this country: Do not look down upon my disciples! If you inquire into their past, you will find that they are great bodhisattvas who have given alms to Buddhas over a period of eight hundred thousand million kalpas, and who have carried out practices under Buddhas as numerous as the sands of the Hiranyavati and Ganges rivers. And if we speak of the future, they will be endowed with the benefit of the fiftieth person [who rejoices on hearing the Lotus Sutra],[1] surpassing that of one who gave alms to innumerable living beings for a period of eighty years [cf. LSOC18, 289–91]. They are like an infant emperor wrapped in swaddling clothes, or a great dragon who has just been born. Do not despise them! Do not look on them with contempt!'
- From "On the Four Stages of Faith and the Five Stages of Practice" (WND-1, 788–89).

"Nichiren Daishonin asserts here that those who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo are supremely respectworthy and must not be looked upon with contempt.

"I read these words together with members in different regions across Japan, including during the pioneering campaigns in Kansai and Yamaguchi, to encourage them in our shared struggle. Brimming with this conviction, we achieved unprecedented success in widely spreading the Mystic Law.

"I hope you will pass this sense of pride and honour on to our precious future division members and those who are new to the practice. With utmost respect for our fellow members, let's forge ahead harmoniously and with confidence."

SGI Newsletter No. 8453, Living the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda, (67) Everyone Has a Noble Mission, translated Feb. 15th, 2012, from the Feb. 4th, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai daily newspaper.

[1] Benefit of the fiftieth person: This refers to the immeasurable benefit obtained by even the fiftieth person in a chain of transmission who rejoices on hearing the Lotus Sutra.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
[TAIWA] GA HAZUMU!
[KIBO] GA HIKARU!
SORE GA SOKA NO ZADANKAI.
SA SHORI NO HARU E
BUTSUEN O HIROGEYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURUTOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONOWA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIINU KOTO WA ARITOMO HI WA NISHI YORI IZURUTOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTO WA ARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1351)

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 15th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 16th Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The drive force and pivotal point
for the advancement of kosen rufu
are the people in "vice" or "assistant" leadership roles.
Your efforts to constantly visit and encourage each of the members
is always greatly appreciated by us all.
Let's together build a golden castle of capable people!

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Can anything exceed the sun and moon in brightness? Can anything surpass the lotus flower in purity? The Lotus Sutra is the sun and moon and the lotus flower. Therefore it is called the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law. Nichiren, too, is like the sun and moon and the lotus flower."
(Easy Delivery of a Fortune Child - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 186)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Feb 15th, 2012

Thursday, February 16th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the former American first lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) once said: 'We cannot cast an enduring light on [people's] minds unless the light in our own minds burns with a hard, unquenchable flame.'[1]"

SGI Newsletter No. 8451, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 2, Shared Struggle 8, translated Feb. 10th, 2012.

[1] Eleanor Roosevelt, The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt (New York: Da Capo Press, 1992), p. 404.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
[FUKU YAKUSHOKU] NO TOMO KOSO
KOFU ZENSHIN NO KANAME!
IKKEN IKKEN NO JIMICHI NA
KATEI HOMON NI MINA GA KANSHA!
OGON NO JINZAIJO O TOMO NI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"AKIRAKANARU KOTO NICHIGATSU NI SUGINYA KIYOKI KOTO RENGE NI MASARU BEKIYA HOKEKYO WA NICHIGATSU TO RENGE TO NARI YUENI MYOHORENGEKYO TO NAZUKU NICHIREN MATA NICHIGATSU TO RENGE TONO GOTOKU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1109)

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 14th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 15th Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's advance singing Gakkai songs,
our voices ringing out with good cheer.
Singing together is certain to raise our spirits and enthusiasm.
And hope and courage will gush out from our very being.
With our hearts and spirits as one,
let's break down the walls that get in our way!

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If you propagate it, devils will arise without fail. If they did not, there would be no way of knowing that this is the correct teaching."
(Letter to the Brothers - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 501)
Selection source: New Human Revolution - Balmy Breeze, 14, Feb 14th, 2012

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The experience of striving one's hardest, of pouring one's entire body and soul into a struggle, makes one strong."

SGI Newsletter No. 8451, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 2, Shared Struggle 7, translated Feb. 10th, 2012.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
GAKKAI KA TO TOMO NI
KOE TAKARAKANI ZENSHIN DA!
MINA DE UTAEBA GENKI GA DERU.
YUKI TO KIBO GA WAKIAGARU.
KOKORO HITOTSU NI KABE O YABURE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO HOMON O MOSUNIWA KANARAZU MA SHUTTAI SUBESHI MA KISOWAZUWA SHOHO TO SHIRU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1087)

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Monday, February 13, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 13th - 19th Feb. Words of the Week, 13th Feb. Daily Gosho and 14th Feb. Daily Enc.

* There was a national press holiday today in Japan so we are posting Words of the Week a day later to fill the gap.

A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

February 13th-19th, 2012
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Our local community is the very starting point for "Rissho Ankoku"
(Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land)*.
Let's make every effort to invite new people to our Soka family gatherings
and let the sunlight of happiness and fulfillment shine in our communities.

*rissho ankoku - http://www.sgi.org/resource-center/study-materials/rissho-ankoku.html

Monday, February 13th, 2012
-- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If Nichiren's compassion is truly great and encompassing, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo will spread for ten thousand years and more, for all eternity, for it has the beneficial power to open the blind eyes of every living being in the country of Japan, and it blocks off the road that leads to the hell of incessant suffering."
(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 736) Selection source: Buddhist study for new members, Seikyo Shimbun, Feb 13th, 2012

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The struggle really starts from now. When we overcome one obstacle, without wasting a moment we should move on to the next. That is the spirit of the Daishonin's Buddhism of True Cause."

SGI Newsletter No. 8448, Our Brilliant Path to Victory, from the Jan. 16th, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Feb. 9th, 2012

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--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
WAGA CHIIKI KOSO
"RISSHO ANKOKU" NO KITEN NARI.
SOKA KAZOKU NO ZADAN NI
ARATANA TOMO O MANEITE
YOROKOBI TO JUJITSU NO YOKO O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NICHIREN GA JIHI KODAI NARABA NAMMYOHORENGEKYO WA BANNEN NO HOKA MIRAI MADEMO NAGARU BESHI NIHONKOKU NO ISSAI SHUJO NO MOMOKU O HIRAKERU KUDOKU ARI MUKEN JIGOKU NO MICHI O FUSAGINU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 329)

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 12th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 13th Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Sunday, February 12th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Wherever there is one Young Women's Division member with strong faith,
a light of hope will always radiate and spread.
Please do your very best to inspire those people around you
who are facing challenges and problems right now
and embrace their hearts with your warm encouragement
like a fresh spring breeze!

Sunday, February 12th, 2012
-- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(... thus the Buddha's mind found expression as the written words of the Lotus Sutra. These written words are the Buddha's mind in a different form."
(Opening the Eyes of Wooden and Painted Images - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 86) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, Feb 12th, 2012

Monday, February 13th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Start by fostering just one talented, capable individual. Countless more capable individuals will naturally gather around that one person, and will develop as well. If we fail to cultivate new talent, our organisation will weaken and reach an impasse on all fronts."

SGI Newsletter No. 8449, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 2, Shared Struggle 5, translated Feb. 9th, 2012

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHINJIN TSUYOKI JOSHIBU GA
HITORI IREBA
KIBO NO HIKARI GA HIROGARU!
NAYAMERU TOMO NO KOKORO O
HAGEMASHI NO SHUNPU DE TSUTSUME!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"MOJI HENJITE MATA HOTOKE NO MIKOKORO TO NARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 469)

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 11th Feb. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 12th Feb. Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Saturday, February 11th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our precious Future Division members
(primary and secondary school students),
no matter what you may happen,
never give in, never ever feel you've been defeated!
Now is the time in your life for constructing and "designing" yourself.
Be patient, constantly keep trying,
and build strong foundations in your life which are indestructible!

Saturday, February 11th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nevertheless, even though you chant and believe in Myoho-renge-kyo, if you think the Law is outside yourself, you are embracing not the Mystic Law but an inferior teaching."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 3) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, Feb 11th, 2012

Sunday, February 12th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"My greatest wish is that you will all continue in the correct rhythm of putting your Buddhist faith into practice in your everyday lives so that you may become healthier and happier and lead long lives filled with great good fortune.

"...It's also my wish that you all strive, exert yourselves, and fight in the same spirit as me for the sake of those who follow after us, so that they can all say they are happy and glad that they practice this Buddhism. That's the duty of leaders as well as the key to your happiness as senior members in faith. Please engrave this deeply in your hearts."

SGI Newsletter No. 8449, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 2, Shared Struggle 5, translated Feb. 9th, 2012

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
MIRAIBU NO KIMI YO
NANI GA ATTEMO MAKERUNA.
IMA WA "KENSETSU" NO TOKI DA!
NINTAI TO DORYOKU DE
ISSHO NO DODAI O KIZUKE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"MYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE TAMOTSU TO IUTOMO MOSHI KOSHIN NO HOKA NI HO ARI TO OMOWABA MATTAKU MYOHO NI ARAZU SOHO NARI
(Gosho Zenshu, page 383)

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